Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
March 3, 2022
Submitted
March 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763SW
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
27877
Aircraft time
74,817 hours, 44,183 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CORROSION ON UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1016+20 LBL 3; BS 1016+23 LBL 3; BS 1016+23 LBL 5. ACCESS FROM 323BL / [01] REMOVED 17 FASTENERS; B.S. 1016+20-B.S. 1016+24 STR 1- LBL 5.5 TO FACILITATE CORROSION REMOVAL PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[02] REMOVED CORROSION; B.S. 1016+20- B.S. 1016+24; STR 1-LBL 5.5 PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #2;[04] ACCOMPLISHED UT INSPECTION IAW NDTM D6-37239 PART 4; 51-00-00 PROC 2. LOWEST THICKNESS READING IS .037; SEE GRID. ATS2341 E650;[05] FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER (PLATE) REPAIRED AND RESTORED ON EA 22-153-00735 REV: A BARCODE TTG8Q00B8YU1;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 5.